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Identifying Signs of Seller Impersonation Fraud

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:47:47 GMT

Seller impersonation fraud has always been an industry challenge. The real estate industry is on high alert, as seller impersonation fraud attempts increase across the country. The title industry employs every tool at their disposal to combat fraudsters and protect buyers and sellers from becoming victims of fraud.

Industry Continues to Be on Alert for Mortgage Fraud

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 09:15:53 GMT

Many of the most successful prevention tactics are dependent on in-person verifications and knowledge of and access to the local market. Online lending, however, continues to struggle with rising fraud rates, as fraudsters become more sophisticated in crafting false data and identities to circumvent the system.

Dazed and Confused: Title Insurance and Marijuana-Related Property Transactions

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 02:57:05 GMT

By G. Leigh Curry is Vice President, Midwest Regional Underwriting Counsel at Doma Title Insurance, Inc.

How to build a strong ethical framework: A guide for real estate agents and mortgage lenders

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 06:12:48 GMT

A strong, values-based framework can provide the structure employees need to come to work with a clear sense of mission, which not only helps build a successful business over time, but does so in a way that nurtures staff, protects customers and strengthens the integrity of the industry itself.

The Key to Real Estate Fraud Prevention: Knowing the Signs

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 06:12:29 GMT

Real estate fraud has been around for as long as human beings have been selling property.

ChatGPT: Understanding the benefits and dangers of AI usage

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 06:12:07 GMT

Early adopters in the real estate industry jumped on the ChatGPT bandwagon as soon as this shiny new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot hit the virtual airwaves this year.

Understanding the Challenges of Insuring Marijuana-Related Real Estate Transactions

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 06:11:46 GMT

The use of cannabis-related products for medical and personal use has become ubiquitous across the United States over the past decade, but conflicting federal and state laws still overshadow the title insurance industry’s ability to underwrite title insurance policies for cannabis-related property transactions.

Rules, Paper Trail and Communication: The Trifecta of the 1031 Exchange

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 06:10:53 GMT

For more than a century, real estate investors have avoided capital gains taxes by taking the proceeds of a commercial property sale and investing them in a new property.

What to Do When Someone Challenges Your Ownership Rights

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 06:10:32 GMT

When a buyer purchases a home, the lender will require the buyer to purchase a title insurance policy to protect the lender’s investment in the mortgage.

Helping Your Clients Understand Property Ownership Rights

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 06:09:54 GMT

As a real estate agent, you are called upon to teach your clients the vocabulary of the real estate transaction, explaining contracts, contingencies, pre-approval letters, appraisals, home staging and more.